Tool NameExport Raster
Tool ID1
Library IDio_gdal
Version1.0
Author(s)O.Conrad (c) 2007, J.Spitzmüller (c) 2026

Description

The "GDAL Raster Export" tool exports one or more grids to various file formats using the "Geospatial Data Abstraction Library" (GDAL) by Frank Warmerdam.

GDAL Version 3.12.4

Following raster formats are supported by this version:


NameIDExtension
ASCII Gridded XYZXYZxyz
Arc/Info ASCII GridAAIGridasc
Bathymetry Attributed GridBAGbag
CALS (Type 1)CALScal
Cloud optimized GeoTIFF generatorCOGtif
DTED Elevation RasterDTEDdt0
ENVI .hdr LabelledENVI
ERMapper .ers LabelledERSers
ESRI .hdr LabelledEHdrbil
ESRI FileGeodatabase (using OpenFileGDB)OpenFileGDBgdb
Erdas Imagine Images (.img)HFAimg
FARSITE v.4 Landscape File (.lcp)LCPlcp
Flexible Image Transport SystemFITSfits
GRIdded Binary (.grb, .grb2)GRIBgrb
GeoPackageGPKGgpkg
GeoTIFFGTifftif
Geospatial PDFPDFpdf
Golden Software 7 Binary Grid (.grd)GS7BGgrd
Golden Software ASCII Grid (.grd)GSAGgrd
Golden Software Binary Grid (.grd)GSBGgrd
Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)GIFgif
HDF4 DatasetHDF4Image
HF2/HFZ heightfield rasterHF2hf2
ILWIS Raster MapILWISmpr
ISCE rasterISCE
Idrisi Raster A.1RSTrst
In Memory raster, vector and multidimensional rasterMEM
JPEG JFIFJPEGjpg
JPEG-2000 driver based on JP2OpenJPEG libraryJP2OpenJPEGjp2
JPEG-XLJPEGXLjxl
KEA Image Format (.kea)KEAkea
KOLOR RawKROkro
Kml Super OverlayKMLSUPEROVERLAYkml
Leveller heightfieldLevellerter
MBTilesMBTilesmbtiles
MIPL VICAR fileVICAR
MS Windows Device Independent BitmapBMPbmp
Meta Raster FormatMRFmrf
NASA Planetary Data System 4PDS4xml
NOAA Vertical Datum .GTXGTXgtx
National Imagery Transmission FormatNITFntf
Network Common Data FormatnetCDFnc
NextGIS WebNGW
Northwood Numeric Grid Format .grd/.tabNWT_GRDgrd
OGC Web Map ServiceWMS
OGC Web Map Tile ServiceWMTS
PCIDSK Database FilePCIDSKpix
PCRaster Raster FilePCRastermap
Portable Network GraphicsPNGpng
Portable Pixmap Format (netpbm)PNMpgm
PostGIS Raster driverPostGISRaster
R RasterRRASTERgrd
ROI_PAC rasterROI_PAC
Raster Matrix FormatRMFrsw
SAGA GIS Binary Grid (.sdat, .sg-grd-z)SAGAsdat
SRTMHGT File FormatSRTMHGThgt
Scaled Integer Gridded DEM .sigdemSIGDEMsigdem
Terragen heightfieldTerragenter
TileDBTileDB
USGS Astrogeology ISIS cube (Version 3)ISIS3lbl
VTP .bt (Binary Terrain) 1.3 FormatBTbt
Virtual RasterVRTvrt
WEBPWEBPwebp
ZMap Plus GridZMapdat
ZarrZarrzarr

References

GDAL/OGR contributors (2019): GDAL/OGR Geospatial Data Abstraction software Library. A translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats. Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Link


Parameters

NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
Input
Grid(s)grid list, inputGRIDS
Options
MultiplechoiceMULTIPLEIf multiple grids are supplied: export each grid to a separate file or all grids to one multi-band file. Notice: Storing multiple bands in one file might not be supported by the selected format. For single files the grid name is used as file name.Available Choices:
[0] single files
[1] one file
Default: 1
Folderfile pathFOLDERThe folder location to which single files will be stored.
ExtensiontextEXTENSION
Filefile pathFILEThe GDAL dataset to be created.
FormatchoiceFORMATThe GDAL raster format (driver) to be used.Available Choices:
[0] ASCII Gridded XYZ
[1] Arc/Info ASCII Grid
[2] Bathymetry Attributed Grid
[3] CALS (Type 1)
[4] Cloud optimized GeoTIFF generator
[5] DTED Elevation Raster
[6] ENVI .hdr Labelled
[7] ERMapper .ers Labelled
[8] ESRI .hdr Labelled
[9] ESRI FileGeodatabase (using OpenFileGDB)
[10] Erdas Imagine Images (.img)
[11] FARSITE v.4 Landscape File (.lcp)
[12] Flexible Image Transport System
[13] GRIdded Binary (.grb, .grb2)
[14] GeoPackage
[15] GeoTIFF
[16] Geospatial PDF
[17] Golden Software 7 Binary Grid (.grd)
[18] Golden Software ASCII Grid (.grd)
[19] Golden Software Binary Grid (.grd)
[20] Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
[21] HDF4 Dataset
[22] HF2/HFZ heightfield raster
[23] ILWIS Raster Map
[24] ISCE raster
[25] Idrisi Raster A.1
[26] In Memory raster, vector and multidimensional raster
[27] JPEG JFIF
[28] JPEG-2000 driver based on JP2OpenJPEG library
[29] JPEG-XL
[30] KEA Image Format (.kea)
[31] KOLOR Raw
[32] Kml Super Overlay
[33] Leveller heightfield
[34] MBTiles
[35] MIPL VICAR file
[36] MS Windows Device Independent Bitmap
[37] Meta Raster Format
[38] NASA Planetary Data System 4
[39] NOAA Vertical Datum .GTX
[40] National Imagery Transmission Format
[41] Network Common Data Format
[42] NextGIS Web
[43] Northwood Numeric Grid Format .grd/.tab
[44] OGC Web Map Service
[45] OGC Web Map Tile Service
[46] PCIDSK Database File
[47] PCRaster Raster File
[48] Portable Network Graphics
[49] Portable Pixmap Format (netpbm)
[50] PostGIS Raster driver
[51] R Raster
[52] ROI_PAC raster
[53] Raster Matrix Format
[54] SAGA GIS Binary Grid (.sdat, .sg-grd-z)
[55] SRTMHGT File Format
[56] Scaled Integer Gridded DEM .sigdem
[57] Terragen heightfield
[58] TileDB
[59] USGS Astrogeology ISIS cube (Version 3)
[60] VTP .bt (Binary Terrain) 1.3 Format
[61] Virtual Raster
[62] WEBP
[63] ZMap Plus Grid
[64] Zarr
Default: 0
IntermediatechoiceINTERMED_FORMATIntermediate format used for drivers which only support CreateCopy. In-Memory is faster but requires more RAM. The temporary file is a GeoTIFF in the same directory as the output file. This is slower but uses less memory.Available Choices:
[0] In-Memory
[1] Temporary File
Default: 0
Data TypechoiceTYPEThe GDAL datatype of the created dataset.Available Choices:
[0] match input data
[1] 8 bit unsigned integer
[2] 16 bit unsigned integer
[3] 16 bit signed integer
[4] 32 bit unsigned integer
[5] 32 bit signed integer
[6] 32 bit floating point
[7] 64 bit floating point
Default: 0
Set Custom NoDatabooleanSET_NODATADefault: 0
NoData Valuefloating point numberNODATADefault: 0.000000
Creation OptionstextOPTIONSA space separated list of key-value pairs (K=V).